RIAA Gold LP award for Bad Company album Straight Shooter presented to founding member and bass player Boz Burrell. Released on April 2, 1975 on the Swan Song label, the album was certified Gold by the RIAA on May 5, 1975 for 500,000 copies sold. Remember Boz Burrell (1946-2006) with this award.
The album, the group's second, featured the singles "Feel Like Makin' Love" which went to #10 on the Billboard Hot 100 and "Good Lovin' Gone Bad", which went to #36 on the same chart. The album rose to #3 on both the Billboard Top 200 Albums and UK Albums charts and later certified 3x Multi-Platinum on Sept. 30, 1991. See image above for the RIAA sales certifications of this album through the years. (Note the RIAA.com error that lists the release two years late in 1977).
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA Gold LP award
- First presentation award from 1975
- Presented to founding Bad Company member and bass player Boz Burrell
- In VG condition
- All original with manufacturer sticker
- Known as a "floater" award because the components appear to "float" above the matte, they were made from 1975-1981
- RIAA floater awards numbered only 25-50 plaques worldwide for any given single/album
- Award measures approx. 17" x 21"
- Great and rare collectors item for any Bad Company fan
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Detailed Item Description: This is a first presentation RIAA Gold award that would have been manufactured in 1975. This makes this one of the earliest floaters made, with the award being about 49 years old. It is presented to Boz Burrell, a founding member and bass player of Bad Company. Previous to joining Bad Company in 1973, Burrell was the singer and bassist with King Crimson from 1971-72.
This award is in VG condition, with some wear on the frame and plexiglass, and some minor fading of the matte. The award has its' original backing paper with New York Frame & Picture Co. manufacturer sticker.
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*RIAA sales data source: RIAA.com